Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein

Prince Maximilian
Count of Rietberg
Maximilian in 2024
Born	(1969-05-16) 16 May 1969 (age 55) St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Spouse	Angela Brown ​ (m. 2000)​
Issue	Prince Alfons
Names Maximilian Nikolaus Maria
House	Liechtenstein
Father	Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Mother	Countess Marie Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Maximilian Nikolaus Maria; born 16 May 1969), known professionally as Max von Liechtenstein,[1] is a Liechtensteiner prince and businessman. He is the second son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife, Countess Marie Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.

Education

After passing his examinations at the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium in Vaduz, he studied at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, and graduated in 1993. In 1998 he completed an MBA degree at Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

Career

Prince Maximilian went to work for Chase Capital Partners (the private equity arm of Chase Manhattan Corporation) in New York City.[2] After an interval in which he earned his advanced degree in business and was married, he worked for two years for Industrie Kapital. In 2003, he began the management of the German office of JPMorgan Partners.[2]

Since the spring of 2006, he has been the Chief Executive Officer of the LGT Group.[2] Professionally, he is referred to as Prince Max, rather than Prince Maximilian.[2][3]

Family

Prince Maximilian met Angela Brown, a Panamanian-American fashion designer, at a private party in New York in 1997.[4] In 1999, the Principality of Liechtenstein's Information Bureau announced the forthcoming nuptials of Prince Maximilian to Angela Brown.^[citation needed] Prince Maximilian married Angela civilly on 21 January 2000 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein,[5] and religiously on 29 January 2000, at 11:00 am, at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City.[6]

The marriage brought a person of Afro-Panamanian ancestry into one of the remaining reigning families of Europe. Prince Maximilian obtained prior consent and full support of the sovereign, who also attended the wedding.[7] While some members of the princely house were said to be shocked and to consider the interracial marriage and the eleven years age gap (with Angela being older than Prince Maximilian) "the end of an era", others were said to have expressed support.[4][8]

Prince Maximilian and Princess Angela have a son:

• Prince Alfons Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (born on 18 May 2001 in London, England).[5]

The couple owns a property in Puerto Escondido, Pedasí, where the family usually spends part of the Christmas holidays.

Titles, styles and arms

Styles of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein
Reference style	His Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Serene Highness

Maximilian is styled as His Serene Highness Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg. He also bears the coat of arms of the princely house.[9]

References

1. "Max von Liechtenstein: "Corona Separates Wheat from Chaff"". 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
2. "H.S.H. Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein: Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
3. «Corona Separates Wheat from Chaff»
4. Fikes, Robert (8 September 2020). "Princess Angela of Liechtenstein (née Angela Gisela Brown, 1958- )". Black Past. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
5. William Bortrick. "HSH Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein. The Royal Family of Liechtenstein. House of Liechtenstein". Burke's Peerage. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
6. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Liechtenstein". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 52-54. ISBN 3-7980-0824-8.
7. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 632-634, 654-655 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
8. Paras, Paulina (27 February 2018). "Meet the First European Princess of African Descent, Angela of Liechtenstein". Town & Country. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
9. "Hausgesetz des Fürstlichen Hauses Liechtenstein vom 26. Oktober 1993" [House Law of the Princely House of Liechtenstein of October 26, 1993]. Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein House of Liechtenstein Born: 16 May 1969
Lines of succession
Preceded by Prince Nikolaus	Line of succession to Liechtenstein throne 5th in line	Succeeded by Prince Alfons